twinkle
verb- [intransitive]
to shine with a light that keeps changing from bright to pale to bright again 闪耀;闪烁 Synonyms shineshine- gleam
- glow
- sparkle
- glisten
- shimmer
- glitter
- twinkle
- glint
- shine to produce or reflect light, especially brightly:
The sun was shining and the sky was blue. 阳光灿烂,天空一片蓝。
- gleam to shine with a clear bright or pale light, especially a reflected light:
Moonlight gleamed on the water. 月光照在水面上泛起粼粼波光。
- glow (often of something hot or warm) to produce a steady light that is not very bright:
The end of his cigarette glowed red. 他的烟头发着微弱的红光。
- sparkle to shine brightly with small flashes of light:
The diamonds sparkled in the light. 钻石在灯光下闪闪发亮。
- glisten (of something wet) to shine:
The road glistened wet after the rain. 雨后的道路润泽闪亮。
- shimmer to shine with a soft light that seems to shake slightly:
Everything seemed to shimmer in the heat. 在高温下所有的东西都好像在闪光。
- glitter to shine brightly with small flashes of reflected light:
The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold. 大教堂的天花板金光闪闪。
sparkle or glitter? There is very little difference in meaning between these two words. Glitter can sometimes suggest a lack of depth, but this is more frequent in the figurative use of glitter as a noun: the superficial glitter of show business. Sparkle is also often used to talk about light reflected off a surface, but things that produce light can also sparkle: Stars sparkled in the sky.用 sparkle 还是 glitter? - twinkle to shine with a light that changes rapidly from bright to faint to bright again:
Stars twinkled in the sky. 星星在天空中闪烁。
- glint to give small bright flashes of reflected light:
The blade of the knife glinted in the darkness. 刀刃在黑暗中亮了亮。
- to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint on something
- to shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/twinkle/glint with something
- to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the sunlight
- to shine/gleam/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the moonlight
- the stars shine/sparkle/glitter/twinkle
- somebody’s eyes shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/glitter/twinkle/glint
- to shine/gleam/glow/glitter brightly
- to shine/gleam/glow/shimmer softly
- [intransitive]
if your eyes twinkle, you have a bright expression because you are happy or excited (眼睛因高兴或兴奋)闪光,发亮 twinkling blue eyes 闪闪发亮的蓝眼睛 - twinkle with something
Her eyes twinkled with merriment. 她高兴得双眸闪闪发亮。 - twinkle at somebody
His mother twinkled at him over her teacup. 他的母亲在她的茶杯上对他眨了眨眼。
Extra ExamplesHer eyes twinkled with mischief. 她眼睛里闪烁着调皮的光辉。 His dark eyes twinkled merrily at her. 他的黑眼睛快乐地向她闪烁。